The conquest of the ocean
Subtitle: the illustrated history of seafaring
By: Brian Lavery
Edition: First American edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9781465408419
Subjects: Trade routes; Ocean travel; Discoveries in geography; Naval architecture; Seafaring life; Naval history; Explorers; History
Description: Spans five thousand years of the ocean's history to tell the stories of the courageous individuals who sailed the seas for trade, to conquer new lands, and to explore the unknown, from the early Polynesians to the first circumnavigations by the Portuguese and the British.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-391) and index.